Live Auction 21955British and European Art
FRITS THAULOW (NORWEGIAN, 1847-1906)
Lot 79 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION

FRITS THAULOW (NORWEGIAN, 1847-1906)

Sunset over L'Elle river, near Quimperlé, France

Closed14 December 2023

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GBP 50,400

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FRITS THAULOW (NORWEGIAN, 1847-1906)
Sunset over L'Elle river, near Quimperlé, France
signed 'Frits Thaulow.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
28 ¾ x 36 3⁄8 in. (73.1 x 92.4 cm.)
Painted in 1901.

Anonymous sale; Norden Auktioner, Stockholm, 6 December 1994, lot 36, as Sunset over Dordogne Beaulieu, France (Solnedgang over Dordogne Beaulieu, Frankrike), where purchased by the present owner.

Specialist note

After training as a marine painter in the Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen (1870-1873), Fritz Thaulow went to Germany (Karlsruhe & Düsseldorf) then settled in Paris (1875-1879). Influenced by the French en plein air artists, Thaulow spent much time travelling around various part of France to paint rivers, villages or bridges. The present painting is an excellent example of his artistic exploration to depict the slow-moving river, the light and the complex reflections upon the water. A smaller version of this composition is known.

We are grateful to Vidar Poulsson for confirming the authenticity of this lot.